Byron Woodard’s No Mires A La Luna (pictured), a homebred 6-year-old son of the First To Flash stallion First Moonflash, is the 5-2 morning-line favorite for Sunday’s 400-yard, $30,000 Jess Burner Stakes (RG2) for New Mexico-bred Quarter Horses at Ruidoso Downs.

Trained by Marc Jungers, No Mires A La Luna will be making his first start since February 12, when the bay gelding finished sixth, two lengths behind winner Bigg Dee, in the 350-yard, $100,000 Mesilla Valley Speed Handicap (RG2) at Sunland Park. No Mires A La Luna won two stakes during the 2021 Ruidoso meet, including the 400-yard, $50,000 Zia Handicap (RG2).

No Mires A La Luna drew the rail post and will be ridden by Noe Garcia Jr.

Brenda G. Martinez-Mendoza’s My Sweety Pie is coming off of a Sunland Park winter meet during which she won two of three starts against allowance company and earned $49,700. The 4-year-old Big Daddy Cartel mare drew post 7 and will be ridden by Sergio Becerra Jr. for trainer Marco Flores.

The complete lineup, in post position order including jockey assignments and morning-line odds:
No Mires A La Luna (Noe Garcia Jr.), 5-2
Tuco Salamanca (Porfirio Cano), 10-1
Fly On Down (Angel Marquez), 7-2
Tina Katarina (Jose D. Ruiz), 15-1
Wisho (Christian Ramos), 12-1
Money Flashin (Jaime P. Leos), 5-1
My Sweety Pie (Sergio Becerra Jr)., 4-1
Effortless Candy Cat (Mario Delgado), 9-2